Social Concerns
Women’s March in Des Moines
by Winifred Standing It was my daughter Cheri’s request that we join the Women’s March in Des Moines as a way to put a positive spin on the day. She and Kathy (another daughter) had been keeping in touch with plans as they were announced. Originally folks were to gather on the west side of the…
Blogging
by Jeff Kisling A little over a year ago I began writing on a blog https://kislingjeff.wordpress.com/ That was mainly in response to complaints that I was sending too much email, and I was. Around this same time I was introduced (via email) to Derek Glass, whose business is Glass Web Projects. At that time he was…
The Peace Testimony Remains
by Lynne Howard I am an Iowa native—actually a Des Moines native. I grew up attending Knox Presbyterian Church just two miles from the Des Moines Valley Friends (DMVF) Meeting House. Although Presbyterian Churches are not typically known as “peace churches”, Knox Presbyterian was an active peace church. While never having to officially declare himself…
Global Warming
by Wanda Knight Life is Good — What does Global Warming have to do with me. Scientists say things will be really bad in 80 years — at age 84, I doubt that I’ll be around then. But then there are my grandchildren and Great grandchildren — that is another issue — I do want…
Diary of a Jailbird
by Sherry Hutchison Stop the Occupation! Bring the Iowa Guard Home The weekend of Nov. 15-16, 2002 started with a conference on Saturday at the Drake Olmsted Center, hosted by the Drake chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. Those who planned to do civil disobedience the next day at the army National Guard headquarters in…
Exchange Visit to Russia
by Beth Wilson As I stepped into the booth to have my passport checked in the Moscow airport, I was struck by the rather cold, no-nonsense stare of the young Russian guard. It was October of 1987 and newly appointed Soviet President Gorbachov was just beginning his new policy of “glasnost”, easing some of the…
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